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It’s Official… Gibson Unveils The Dave Grohl ‘Inspired By’ DG-335

27. September 2007

Well, you heard it here a few weeks ago, but today it became official: Gibson’s Custom Shop has announced the release of the new Dave Grohl DG-335––part of Gibson’s small but illustrious Inspired By series of signature guitars. As called out by more than a few of our readers, the guitar is based on the old [...]

Line 6 Debuts TonePort UX8 - Eight Channel USB Audio Interface

26. September 2007

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Nice… for the last two years I’ve been using Line 6 TonePort products to record sound samples here at EGR, and I have to say I’ve been more than satisfied with the results––not to mention the sheer affordability. Now, hot on the heel of last week’s POD X3 announcement, Line 6 has unveiled yet another new [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #36 :: Explorer New Century In Satin Ebony

25. September 2007

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Well, I’m happy to say that the prediction we made back in June was correct… Gibson today announced its Guitar Of The Week #36, and as expected it’s the rather industrial looking Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony. As mentioned in our previous post, the big news here is that the “New Century” line of guitars, [...]

SG Meets Flying V: Gibson Producing Zakk Wylde ZV

21. September 2007

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What’s got black & white stripes, the wings of a Flying V, and the devilish horns of an SG? You guessed it––the soon to be announced Gibson Zakk Wylde ZV… otherwise known as the Zakk-V. No, we don’t have anything in the way of official specs yet, but based on the photo (which is just one [...]

Line 6 Unveils POD X3 & POD X3 Live Guitar Effects

20. September 2007

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Well, it was leaked late last month, and the whole thing got kind of overshadowed by the news that Line 6 had developed a new line of hybrid tube/digital-modeling amps with Bogner, but today the company officially unveiled their latest line of POD products––the POD X3 and POD X3 Live. While the two products have entirely [...]

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Collaborating With Randall On Signature Line Of Amps

19. September 2007

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According to my top secret source, Randall Amplifiers and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett have been working on a Kirk Hammett Signatures Series of guitar amplifiers––including heads, combos and MTS pre-amp modules––to be announced officially tomorrow. It’s apparently too early for photos, or even further details, but according to my man-in-the-know the Kirk Hammett series will help your [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #35 :: ‘61 SG In Satin Antique Walnut

18. September 2007

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Gibson today unveiled the newest member of its Limited Edition Guitar Of The Week line, and while the instrument isn’t overtly customized––by all appearances only the finish is truly “custom”––to my eyes it’s one of the better looking guitars to come out of the program so far this year. Dressed in a classy Satin Antique Walnut [...]

Limited Run Fender “Thin Skin” ‘52 Telecaster Now Available

13. September 2007

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If you missed your chance at the popular ‘06 run you might want to do some digging around at a few of the higher-end guitar retailers (no, GC doesn’t count,) because a new limited run of Fender Thin Skin ‘52 Teles in Butterscotch Blonde is hitting stores, and like their predecessors they’re likely to be [...]

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It’s Official… Gibson Unveils The Dave Grohl ‘Inspired By’ DG-335

Line 6 Debuts TonePort UX8 - Eight Channel USB Audio Interface

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #36 :: Explorer New Century In Satin Ebony

SG Meets Flying V: Gibson Producing Zakk Wylde ZV

Line 6 Unveils POD X3 & POD X3 Live Guitar Effects

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Collaborating With Randall On Signature Line Of Amps

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #35 :: ‘61 SG In Satin Antique Walnut

Limited Run Fender “Thin Skin” ‘52 Telecaster Now Available

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